Ninth District Police have made progress in investigating recent burglaries of religious institutions in the Back of the Yards area. Following a theft valued at $500 took place at Port Ministries, 5013 S. Hermitage Ave., Detective Robert Vahl stated police have arrested a suspect. Port Ministries, started by the Rev. Augustin Milon, a Roman Catholic […]
By Monica M. Walk A development company soon may truly build castles in the air, complete with unobstructed Chicago lakefront views. Landmark Development announced its vision to create and build a platform infrastructure over the Metra rail yard just north of McCormick Place, which will hold a combination of residential and commercial buildings, public green […]
Within weeks of the run-off mayoral election, despite both candidates urging delay, on March 13 the Chicago City Council voted 38-8 to approve the controversial Chicago public safety training center.
By Peter Winslow The drinking water supplied to thousands of Chicago residences contains elevated and potentially dangerous levels of lead. Within the past few months, the Chicago Department of Water Management (DWM) sent letters to homeowners affected by possible elevated lead levels; most of those receiving notice live in the city’s southwestern portion. Part of […]
By William S. Bike Chicago’s lineup of elected officials is going to look very different after the April 2 election. Former Federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot, endorsed by Gazette Chicago in both the February and April elections, beat Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, with 386,039 votes for 73.7% for Lightfoot and 137,765 for 26.3% for […]
By Nathan Worcester Despite local residents’ concerns about liquor sales and hours of operation, the Epiphany Center for the Arts (ECA) is moving closer to completion. “We are now taking reservations for events from November 1 and beyond,” ECA developer David Chase said, noting his “target for a final occupancy permit is August/September.” Chase is […]
By Dolly Duplantier Beginning in fall 2019, South Loop Elementary School will expand to its new location at 16th and Dearborn Streets. For the first time in approximately ten years, the school will have enough space to accommodate its growing population. Parents have complained for years about overcrowded conditions at the existing school located at […]
By Jane Lawicki Through a $1.5 million grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation and collaboration with suburban Wellness House, residents on Chicago’s West and South Sides now can benefit from no-cost cancer screening and survivorship programs through the University of Illinois Cancer Center. The center’s community-based programs will reach traditionally underserved and at-risk communities to […]
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Alderman Walter Burnett of the 27th Ward, and other dignitaries cut the ribbon recently on the 36,000-square-foot annex at Skinner West Elementary School. The four-story annex, located at 1260 W. Adams St., has 22 classrooms, including an art room, computer room, and science lab, as well as a multi-purpose room that can […]
Joshua Houston may well be one of the area’s few high school athletes who is both an avid poet and rugby player. Which the UIC College Prep student and Louis L. Valentine Boys & Girls Club member believes only could have helped him form the well rounded personality that won him this year’s Chicago Boys […]
Illinois First District Appellate Court Judge Jesse Reyes has announced he will run in the Democratic primary for a seat on the Illinois Supreme Court. The primary will be held on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. “As a descendant of immigrants and a product of a blue collar family, I know of the struggles many people […]
The St. John Paul II Newman Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago will host Holy Happy Hour Monday, May 20, 5:15 to 8:15 p.m. at Lagunitas Brewing Co., 2607 W. 17th St. There will be a $10 cover charge, cash bar, pizza, and live music provided by the Rev. Connor Danstrom, director of […]
